Wreck injures former DA

Published 7:00 pm, Tuesday, April 14, 2009

A former district attorney for Hale and Swisher counties was injured in a wreck Friday morning.

Terry Don McEachern, 59, of Kress was driving a 2006 Ford F-150 pickup east in the 3800 block of Dimmitt Road at 8:34 a.m.

According to the report, he veered south off the roadway, traveled about 100 feet through a field and then crossed the 100 block of Highland Road, which connects the Westgate Addition with the Dimmitt Road.

He then struck the ditch that runs parallel to Highland Road and traveled another 50 feet east before coming to a stop.

He was taken to Covenant Hospital Plainview but was later transferred to Covenant Hospital in Lubbock.

It was unknown what condition he was in this morning.

McEachern is representing County Commissioner Neal Burnett, whose plea hearing was set to take place on Friday.

Burnett was indicted in December on charges of tampering with government records with intent to defraud, abuse of official capacity and theft by public servant at a cost of $15,000-$20,000.

It was unknown at press time what affect this would have on the hearing.